Indicators of Climate Change in New England
Teacher Workshop
When: Friday, October 14, 2005, 9:30am-2:30pm
Where: Room 301 Morse Hall, University of New Hampshire
Who: K-12 teachers, and Informal Educators
Cost: Free! (No registration fee, lunch and snacks provided)
On October 14th, the AIRMAP project in the EOS (Earth, Oceans, and Space) Institute at the University of New Hampshire will host a free, one-day teacher workshop to focus on a report titled “Indicators of Climate Change in the Northeast 2005”. This report summarizes research findings on a dozen climate change indicator trends, including annual temperature, snowfall, bloom dates, and others. The report was co-produced by the Dr. Cameron Wake (UNH-CCRC) and Clean Air-Cool Planet.
Goals of Workshop:
¨ Explain the role of each indicator in the context of regional climate change.
¨ Introduce a lesson plan for investigating climate change in New England that meets K-12 science education standards.
¨ Demonstrate how teachers and students can access and analyze climate change data in their classrooms.
The workshop will run from 9:30am (registration) to 2:30pm in Room 301 Morse Hall, on the UNH campus. Lunch, snacks and parking permits will be provided. A maximum of 30 teachers will be accepted, so please register ASAP. Certificates of Attendance will be available for participating teachers, in coordination with the NH Science Teacher Association. Teacher teams of 2 or more are encouraged.
For more information on AIRMAP projects, visit:
http://www.airmap.unh.edu
For more information on CleanAir-Cool Planet, visit:
To register, please email the following form to ean2@unh.edu, or mail to:
E. Burakowski c/o Cameron Wake, CCRC-EOS, 39 College Rd, Durham, NH 03824-3525